Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, Jan. s.

House-The committee on civil service
reform reported back the senate bill re-
pealing til Q tenure of Office act. The
senate joint resolution was passed ap-
pointing Jas. P. Angel member of the
board of regents of the Smithsonian in
stitution. Mr.. Willis, (Ky.,) reported the
river and harbor bill and the house adj
journed.
MONDAY, Jan 10.
Sepate-Among the communications
presented by the presiding officer to
the senate and referred was one
from the secretary of war transmitting
the report of the board of engineers in
regard to bridging the Mississippi river
at st. Louis. Petitions were presented and
refsrrcd as follows: Sen. Cameron, pray
Ig a reduction in the internal taxes.
Sen. Blair, of the Women's Christian
Temperance Association in relation to the
alchOholic trade with the Congo states.
Sen. Ingalls,, Of the board of trade of
Lawrence, Ind, and Topeka, Kan, for
certain notifications in the Interstate
commerce bill. On motion of Sen
atOrD awes the house amendment
to the senate bill to provide
lands for Indians in severalty, was Non
concurred in, and a conference was asked.
The senate at 1850 o'clock took up the
Interstate commerce bill and Senator
Beck took the floor in faver of the con-
ference report. Senator Beck at 2 o'clock
concluded his remarks on the Interstate
commerce bill and Senator Cullom took
| the floor. He said he would confne his
attention at this time to the explanation
of the fourth section Qong and short
hauIs) in respect to which there seemed
| to be much misunderstanding.
Senator Stanford argued against the
bill and after the executive session the
senate adjourned.
House : The speaker laid before
| the house a communication from the
secretary of the treasury in re-
ply to the resolution asking for an inter
probation of the tariff laws respecting
the duties on fish. Referred.
| Under the call of states the following
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred. By Oates (Ala.), making ten
years residence of aliens prerequisite to
naturalization. By Rowell (Ells.) by re-
| quest, granting aid FOR the establishment
of common schools and for the profess
sional education of public school teachers.
! By Matson (Ind.), for the relief of de-
pendent parents of honorably discharged
| soldiers and sailors who are dependent on
their own labor for support. Mr..
| Morrison, from the committee on
rules, reported resolution setting apart
Wednesday and Thursday next for the
consideration of business reported from
the committee on judiciary. Agreed to-.
This order includes Edmunds, fuckers
and the Polygamy bills. The
floor was then given to the District
| of Columbia committee, and after the
passage of several District measures, the
house adjourned.
| TUESDAY. Jan. IL.
Senate-The senate committee on
Indian affairs reported back with
amendments the house bill granting
to the st. Panl, Minneapolis i Manitoba
railway company right of way through
the Indian reservations in northern Mon
| tana and northwestern Dakota. Calendar.
| The committee on military affairs re-
ported the bill for the relief of telegraph
| operators who served during the war.
! House-On motion of Bragg Wis,
| the senate amendments were con-
! CURED in to the bill providing
] for school of instruction for cavalry
and light artillery. The river and
harbor appropriation bill was re-
ported back and it was referred
| to committee of the whole. On mo-
| ton of CasweH (Wis.), Wednes-
/ day, February 8, at O'Clock, was set
| apart for tho consideration Of resolutions